VA Secretary Collins: Indifferent to Public’s and Congressional Opposition to His Gutting Veterans’ Care

When Doug Collins first appeared before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (SVAC) for his confirmation hearing, his comforting bromides about his commitment to the VA and veterans lulled Democratic members, who, with only a few exceptions, voted to confirm Collins as President Trump’s new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. As one Capitol Hill insider said, many believed that, unlike Pete Hegseth or RFK Jr., Collins was “a man they could work with.” In a new report for The American Prospect, VHPI Senior Policy Analysts Suzanne Gordon and Russell Lemle trace how this optimism was quickly dashed, as Collins and his VA cronies launched a campaign of opposition and intransigence. Read their full piece here.